283955 Mon Mar 20 08:10:16 -0800 2006 17 31 Home Cooking 0 1516917 Hope this is the right board for this request! I'm looking for your input on a new corkscrew. I've always used the type that you screw in as far as you can and then lift the cork out with the two "arms". However, it appers that arthritis is setting in and I've not been able to cork a bottle easily with this corkscrew anymore. To make matters somewhat worse, I have really small hands - so anything that's big or bulky will not be easy for me to handle. Thanks in advance for any information. If it's helpful for purchasing purposes, I'm on the East Coast, near Philadelphia. Mon Mar 20 08:10:16 -0800 2006 0 Gozz'37 1 1516918 My Screwpull Lever is one of my very favorite kitchen toys. I've had it for maybe 10 years, opened hundreds of bottles with it, and it has never, ever failed me. I also have fairly small hands and have never found that a problem. The Screwpull Lever doesn't get universally ecstatic reviews on Amazon, but frankly I don't understand what they're talking about. I adore it, and people who have used it at my apartment and bought one for themselves adore it as much as I do. And . . . Amazon has it for about half what I paid for it a decade ago. Link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000DMBO/qid=1142860964/ref=br_lf_k_1/102-8335912-6463331?n=297604&s=kitchen&v=glance Mon Mar 20 08:32:38 -0800 2006 1516917 0 JoanN 2 1516938 I'm on my second Screwpull, they do wear out but for ease of use it is hard to beat. Sometimes you get lucky and findthem at TJMaxx or at a LeCreuset at reasonable prices. Mon Mar 20 11:07:54 -0800 2006 1516918 0 Candy 2 1516949 I got one of these at Costco - it's a whole kit with a foil cutter and replacement screws. It's a knockoff of the Rabbit, but for about $12 or $13. I've given a number of them with a nice bottle of wine as gifts, and haven't gotten one complaint yet! Mon Mar 20 12:18:31 -0800 2006 1516918 0 critter 3 1516975 Screwpull is not a knockoff of Rabbit but the other way round. Screwpull came first. There are now a number of knockoffs out there for little money but I cannot vouch for how well they work or how long they last. Mon Mar 20 14:10:21 -0800 2006 1516949 0 MZG 4 1516978 One of the wine stores we frequent said that the screwpull knockoffs were great but just not as long-lasting as the screwpull. He recommended getting the cheaper one and just replacing it annually as a more cost effective alternative than the screwpull, which is expensive but lasts longer. You kind of have to have an idea how long the screwpull will last you vs. the cheaper ones. I just decided to get another screwpull since I liked the first one so much. Mon Mar 20 14:14:56 -0800 2006 1516975 0 farmersdaughter 5 1517054 I had a cheap knockoff. It worked okay--never great--for a while but then it crapped out. I almost broke a bottle of wine because the thing broke mid-pull and I dropped the bottle. I don't plan on getting another knockoff, as I figure if I were to lose a bottle because of a broken corkscrew it negates any savings. I've had a chance to use a real Screwpull and they are far superior in build and function. I'm happy now with the several waiter-style corkscrews I have now. I plan on getting one of the Pulltap style ones that have a two-step lever, but I'm in no rush. -Nick Mon Mar 20 17:46:59 -0800 2006 1516978 0 nja 2 1516952 I also love the screwpull. The first one lasted from 1998 until late last year, and then we bought our second one (we open LOTS of wine bottles and they do wear out over time). I have weak, small hands (although the rest of me is freakishly strong) and using almost every corkscrew I've tried is a disaster. With the screwpull, I have only had one or two bottles that I couldn't open. Mon Mar 20 12:41:29 -0800 2006 1516918 0 farmersdaughter 2 1516992 I have a non-lever basic model Screwpull which I haven't used in ages because I forgot how and have lost the instruction sheet. Can someone give me a quickie lesson? Thank you. Mon Mar 20 14:48:48 -0800 2006 1516918 0 Sarah 3 1517004 Do you mean the one that sits on top of the bottle with 2 ears to straddle it? You just keep turning the top until the cork is out of the bottle. Don't try to pull once the screw is fully into the cork or you will break it. Just keep turning and it will extract the cork Mon Mar 20 15:06:56 -0800 2006 1516992 0 Candy 4 1517010 Think I can handle that - thank you! Mon Mar 20 15:43:19 -0800 2006 1517004 0 Sarah 1 1516928 I really like the corkscrew I have-it's the same one Joan has, but I think mine was called a rabbit corkscrew. They can be costly, but if you look around (I got mine at J.C. Penneys of all places! for $10.00) you can find one for very little money. A friend bought one at Linen's & things or Bed Bath and B., for $20. so there are several places out there that offer a good price on them. I too, have small hands that aren't as strong or healthy as they once were, and find this crazy easy to use. It's no fun at all struggling with a corkscrew when you want a glass of wine! Mon Mar 20 09:45:28 -0800 2006 1516917 0 jackie 1 1516932 Here's a link to my favorite corkscrew. I got my first one at Trader Joe's a few years back, but have not seen them there since. Link: http://corkscrew.com/sales_pulltaps.html Mon Mar 20 10:29:55 -0800 2006 1516917 0 johnnymac 2 1516967 I encountered this sort of corkscrew last year at a friend's house and it is great. If you need a small corkscrew (the Screwpull Lever is wonderful but it's rather big to go on a picnic or in the emergency food kit in the car)I would definitely get one of these. Mon Mar 20 13:54:52 -0800 2006 1516932 0 jillp 3 1516971 I have a little collapsable Screwpull in my glove compartment, it works quite a bit like their more basic model but comes apart and fits in a little case that is about 5" X 2" Mon Mar 20 14:07:43 -0800 2006 1516967 0 Candy 2 1517112 Some people can't seem to use a waiter-style corkscrew, but to me they're the easiest to use. After going through some good ones and a couple of nasty cheap badly-made ones, I got one of these at Trader Joe's last month and I love it love it love it. I wanna go around with it in my pocket in case someone out there has a bottle he wants opened. Comes in nice colors, too - I got this cool forest green one, and a visitor asked me if I'd gotten it at Williams-Sonoma! Tue Mar 21 00:48:18 -0800 2006 1516932 0 Will Owen 1 1517014 for portability, and ease of use, I like the wine waiters corkscrew (the rabbit has too many peices IMHO): http://www.biggestlittlekitchenstore.com/merch/profile.shtml?index=1010988257_14361&cat=barware_wine_ent&loc=&listpage=1 for home use... and less twisting, and not very complicated, you need something like this (a bit more money, but you'll never need another one): http://www.stacksandstacks.com/html/4055_wine-opener-uncorking-machine-counter-mounted.htm Mon Mar 20 15:51:41 -0800 2006 1516917 0 withalonge 1 1517080 I prefer a simple Screwpull brand corkscrew to all of the fancy gizmos I've used. Easy on the hands and small. Mon Mar 20 20:07:04 -0800 2006 1516917 0 JudiAU